sperver
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari (“sparrow-hawk”, literally “sparrow-eagle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sperver (uncountable)
- sparrowhawk
- canopy (for a bed)
Descendants edit
- English: sparver (obsolete)
References edit
- “sperver, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “sperver, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.